Hassan Musa (1951 - present)

Much sought after Contemporary African Artist

A zoomorphic calligraphic work by the artist, depicting 3 palm trees - brush, pen & ink on paper.

Signed bottom left and dated 2013

Unframed Size: 57 x 77cm

Postage: Will carefully roll up and send using a tube

About (Courtesy of Wikipedia):

Hassan Musa (born 1951 in El Nuhud, Sudan), is a Sudanese-born French contemporary painter. He is one of the Sudanese pioneers in contemporary art and zoomorphic calligraphy.[citation needed] Musa’s artwork is known to adapt, mix and combine diverse styles from contrasting parts of the world: his stylistic inspirations are rooted from European painting, Arabic calligraphy and Chinese watercolor. Musa’s paintings gather printed textiles which are utilized as canvas. Its theme habitually appropriates classical Western artworks to approach and challenge well-known figures such as Osama bin Laden, Che Guevara, Vincent van Gogh or Josephine Baker. One of the most well-known statements of the artist is “Images are like blows: we receive them, we give them back. We transmit violent things because that is the way we receive them. It's a way to survive, my images are my line of defense”. Musa here elaborates on how he uses his interpretation on western politics, culture and art to revive images present in the world through giving it back to the people.[1][2] Musa was born in 1951 in El Nuhud, Sudan.[citation needed] He lives in Domessargues, France.